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<blockquote data-quote="D200freak" data-source="post: 529898" data-attributes="member: 41018">Re: First Test Drive of &quot;The Stack&quot;:&nbsp; Nikkor 200-500 with a 1.4 TC on the D7100I'm glad to read this.&nbsp; I have a Tamron 150-600 and I have tried a Nikon 200-500 in the store.&nbsp; &nbsp; Your findings matched my own impressions exactly.&nbsp; &nbsp; For a non-moving subject, the Tamron is just as good plus has a little extra zoom, which I like.&nbsp; But once you're looking at a moving subject,&nbsp; be it birds in flight, planes at an airshow, or cars at a race course,&nbsp; the Nikon is the better lens and it's only a few hundred dollars more.&nbsp; I'm now setting aside some money for the Nikon lens.&nbsp; When I have set aside enough, I will probably list my Tamron on ebay (I got it so cheaply I can probably make a profit on it anyway) and then use the proceeds to buy the Nikon at that time. What makes this choice for me is the fact that I enjoy taking action shots more than photographing non-moving subjects.&nbsp; &nbsp; Faster focus action,&nbsp; better VR, and a better chance of AF NOT getting lost with a large change in subject range all point me toward the Nikon. For non-moving or slow moving subjects,&nbsp; I'd keep the Tamron and never worry about it again.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="D200freak, post: 529898, member: 41018"] [b]Re: First Test Drive of "The Stack": Nikkor 200-500 with a 1.4 TC on the D7100[/b] I'm glad to read this. I have a Tamron 150-600 and I have tried a Nikon 200-500 in the store. Your findings matched my own impressions exactly. For a non-moving subject, the Tamron is just as good plus has a little extra zoom, which I like. But once you're looking at a moving subject, be it birds in flight, planes at an airshow, or cars at a race course, the Nikon is the better lens and it's only a few hundred dollars more. I'm now setting aside some money for the Nikon lens. When I have set aside enough, I will probably list my Tamron on ebay (I got it so cheaply I can probably make a profit on it anyway) and then use the proceeds to buy the Nikon at that time. What makes this choice for me is the fact that I enjoy taking action shots more than photographing non-moving subjects. Faster focus action, better VR, and a better chance of AF NOT getting lost with a large change in subject range all point me toward the Nikon. For non-moving or slow moving subjects, I'd keep the Tamron and never worry about it again. [/QUOTE]

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